Adam Summers, Author at Reason Foundation

Adam Summers is a senior policy analyst at Reason Foundation, a nonprofit think tank advancing free minds and free markets. He has written extensively on privatization, government reform, law and economics, and various other political and economic topics.

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Public Pensions in San Diego

From â??Americaâ??s Finest Cityâ? to â??Enron-by-the-Seaâ? (and Back Again?)

Policy Study by Adam Summers and Lance Christensen September 17, 2014
Pension Reform Case Study: San Jose

San Jose has cleared a path toward reform that other financially distressed municipalities may use to avoid fiscal ruin

Policy Study by Adam Summers February 18, 2014
Payday Lending: Protecting or Harming Consumers?

Many criticisms of payday lending are based on myths. The evidence shows payday lending offers benefits to consumers

Policy Study by Adam Summers November 5, 2013
Analyzing State Government Spending

States significantly overspent even when the economy was good

Policy Study by Michael Flynn, Adrian Moore, Leonard Gilroy and Adam Summers July 31, 2013
Developments in Local Government Privatization

Annual Privatization Report 2013 examines local government privatization trends

Policy Study by Adam Summers and Steven Titch May 6, 2013
Federal Privatization Update

Annual Privatization Report examines privatization and public-private partnership trends at the federal level

Policy Study by Adam Summers, Anthony Randazzo, Steven Titch and Victor Nava April 15, 2013
Tax Credits in California: Economic Growth Engine or Wasteful Corporate Welfare?

Shining a light on California's most egregious tax credits and exemptions

Policy Study by Adam Summers and Ankur Chawla January 30, 2013
Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in Local Government

Local Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2011

Policy Brief by Harris Kenny and Adam Summers May 1, 2012
Privatization, Outsourcing and Insourcing Trends in Federal Government

Federal Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2011

Policy Brief by Adam Summers and Anthony Randazzo May 1, 2012
Privatization and Public-Private Partnership Trends in Local Government

Local Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010

Policy Brief by Leonard Gilroy, Harris Kenny, Samuel Staley and Adam Summers February 23, 2011
Privatization, Outsourcing and Insourcing Trends in Federal Government

Federal Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2010

Policy Brief by Adam Summers, Anthony Randazzo and Leonard Gilroy February 16, 2011
Reforming California

How to fix California's budget and schools

Policy Study by Leonard Gilroy, Adrian Moore, Anthony Randazzo, Lisa Snell and Adam Summers November 1, 2010
Where Did the Money Go? An Analysis of Spending and Revenue in Nebraska and Surrounding States, 2002-2008

Policy Study by Adam Summers, Leonard Gilroy and Lisa Snell August 3, 2010
How to Fix California’s Public Pension Crisis

How the state's public pension system broke and how to fix it

Policy Study by Adam Summers June 3, 2010
Comparing Private Sector and Government Worker Salaries

Public sector offers ironclad job security and greater pension benefits

Policy Brief by Adam Summers May 10, 2010
Public-Private Partnerships for Corrections in California

Bridging the gap between crisis and reform

Policy Study by Leonard Gilroy, Adam Summers, Anthony Randazzo and Harris Kenny April 1, 2010
Savings for San Diego

Outsourcing to Reduce Costs and Improve Services

Policy Brief by Leonard Gilroy and Adam Summers December 10, 2009
Vehicle Fleet Maintenance/Management Outsourcing Opportunities

How San Diego and other cities can reduce the costs of vehicle fleet maintenance and management services

Policy Brief by Leonard Gilroy, Anthony Randazzo and Adam Summers December 10, 2009

Adam Summers

Senior Policy Analyst, Reason Foundation